About this course

Entry requirements

As well as an undergraduate degree in a related subject, you should have a level of practical experience in a relevant area.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This MA gives practitioners and theorists the opportunity to research and develop the new boundaries of image-making made possible by technological change within the context of post-industrial culture.

This programme joins theory and practice, equipping you to develop and achieve highly effectively in the new image media culture. Practice uses both digital and analogue technology, still and durational as well as the study and production of interactivity.

The programme allows for specialisation in photography and/or electronic arts – which, in addition to still photography, can include interactive, durational and internet work – but encompasses a broader interpretation of practice.

Assessment: Original portfolio submission; coursework and essays.

What you study

You look at the meaning, production and distribution of images, and the relationship between theory and practice in the context of debates about post-modernism and beyond.

You also participate in enabling sessions in photography:

medium/large format cameras

portable and studio lighting technologies and their use

film technology

cinematography

digital imaging

output systems and processes

and/or in electronic arts:

computer and video graphics

post-production

computer-aided design

digital publishing

animation

animatics

2D and 3D computer animation

still and durational image production and manipulation

web construction

interactivity

Information for international students

If your first language is not English, you normally need a minimum score of 7.0 in IELTS (including 7.0 in the written element) or equivalent.